Radiant Transitions Birth Services

I’ve been meaning to write this review for awhile. My husband and I interviewed 3 doulas and liked them all but immediately felt most comfortable with Allegra. She’s down to earth, knowledgeable, and easy to be around, all characteristics we were looking for. We originally hired Allegra as a birth doula but ended up working with her more as a postpartum doula after our baby came 7 weeks early (Allegra was there for the delivery but baby was so early we never did a birth plan or any of the other prenatal meetings). Allegra helped us adjust to having our sub-​5 lb preemie home from the NICU, taught me about baby wearing, and accompanied me on some of my first outings with baby. She’s warm and caring and genuine. I just recommended her to a friend. We would work with her again if we decide to have another!

Having Allegra at my birth was the best choice I could have made. I originally wanted a home birth but due to a non-​emergency diagnosis I was considered high risk and not only had to give birth in the hospital but had to be induced, TWICE! Yep, twice. Our first induction did not take and after 28 hours and my doctor going off call, the replacement doctor started using scare tactics and I knew I was headed for a c-​section. My husband and I were overwhelmed. Allegra stayed calm and supportive, providing us with information and was our very strong advocate as the doctor attempted to scare us.
Allegra, while giving us the information and morale lift that we needed never made any decisions for us, she was pure support which allowed us to take a breath and make the choice for ourselves. We elected to go home and see what would happen naturally. Unfortunately I was back in 3 days later for another induction and Allegra was there with us again and during that three days was an endless source of tips and info to try to get our sweet baby moving.
I finally went into active labor after another round of induction meds. While my husband was very supportive and did a great job, I felt as if the energy provided by Allegra was so strong that she kept my husband and I going. We were exhausted and she breathed new energy into the room. She made me feel completely at ease and in control of my birth. Although I didn’t get the original birth that I wanted, I can look back on mine with no regrets; I credit Allegra for much of that.
Her presence is nothing short of magical, and her support unwavering. The love and energy she brought to us made my sweet baby girl’s entrance into the world a wonderful experience for all involved.
* the hospital staff even commented how the three of us (myself, husband and Allegra) worked as such a solid team, like they had never seen before. *

At our first meeting we knew Allegra was the right doula for us. She has a very calm confident energy that is super reassuring before during and after the birth. Allegra was our birth doula and postpartum doula, so we spent a good of amount of time with her. She is someone we were very comfortable to welcome in our home. Before the birth Allegra guided us through the last couple months of pregnancy helping us identify our goals for the birth and answered all our questions along the way. During the birth she was a wonderful calming advocate in the room. And after she came in our home and gave us the tools to be better parents and helped ease new baby anxiety. We love Allegra and hope to work with her again!

I am SO glad that we picked Allegra to be our doula! She was dependable, and showed up right when needed in labor, with great suggestions to make everything run more smoothly. We interviewed 4 doulas (last-​minute, too), but Allegra seemed so down to Earth and ‘mothering’, it was an instant connection over the others. And it does come down to the connection, with such an intimate thing like having a doula around while you labor. She seemed like a friend from the start… we even met for coffee and sat around chatting at my home. When it came down to it, she helped move the birth along when it stalled for a bit, and was always there to help (and give me lavender-​scented aromatherapy and also cold water to sip!). We credit her for helping execute our birth plan and have a PERFECT all-​natural birth, with no drugs! I always recommend her (and hope that I can have her around for #2). Very happy to say she still visits and is now a friend. A wonderful woman and good doula! Thanks, Allegra! –Stephanie

I am so happy Allegra was with us to welcome our Hannah into the world. She spent so much time with us before our due date getting to know and understand us that I was able to feel confident about the birthing process and all of our decisions throughout my long, dramatic labor. We are so grateful for her energy and calming presence and hope we will be able to have her with us the next time around!

Allegra is doing Gods work by holding the space for an amazing experience. She’s so enthusiastic about what she does– it’s refreshing. I’ve never met anyone so excited to deliver my placenta pills!!! she’s a GEM!